PLCz Functional Haplotypes Modulating Promoter Transcriptional Activity Are Associated with Semen Quality Traits in Chinese Holstein Bulls

Qing Pan; Zhihua Ju; Jinming Huang; Yan Zhang; Chao Qi; Qin Gao; Lei Zhou; Qiuling Li; Lingling Wang; Jifeng Zhong; Mei Liu; Changfa Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058795

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PLCz Functional Haplotypes Modulating Promoter Transcriptional Activity Are Associated with Semen Quality Traits in Chinese Holstein Bulls

Qing Pan ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Qing Pan, Zhihua Ju

Affiliations Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, PR China, College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, PR China
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Zhihua Ju ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Qing Pan, Zhihua Ju

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, PR China
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Jinming Huang,

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, PR China
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Yan Zhang,

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, PR China
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Chao Qi,

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, PR China
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Qin Gao,

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, PR China
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Lei Zhou,

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, PR China
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Qiuling Li,

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, PR China
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Lingling Wang,

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, PR China
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Jifeng Zhong,

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, PR China
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Mei Liu ,

* E-mail: wcf1967@yahoo.com.cn (CW); meiliunj@163.com (CW)

Affiliation College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, PR China
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Changfa Wang

* E-mail: wcf1967@yahoo.com.cn (CW); meiliunj@163.com (CW)

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, PR China
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PLCz Functional Haplotypes Modulating Promoter Transcriptional Activity Are Associated with Semen Quality Traits in Chinese Holstein Bulls

Qing Pan,
Zhihua Ju,
Jinming Huang,
Yan Zhang,
Chao Qi,
Qin Gao,
Lei Zhou,
Qiuling Li,
Lingling Wang,
Jifeng Zhong

Published: March 15, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058795

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